Flacco fined less than Troy for same offense

[stillers4me]

No one, it seems, is immune to the the long arm of the NFL law responsible for handing out punishments to weekly rules-breakers. The latest unlikely target to end up in the league's crosshairs: Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco, who was fined $7,500 for his horse-collar tackle on the Seahawks' David Hawthorne last weekend.

Only knowing this, you might think, "Good. The league doesn't consider quarterbacks, its most prized possession, above the rules."

Sort of. For starters, Flacco gets fewer roughing-the-passer calls than almost every other quarterback in the league. So it's not like he's Tom Brady or Drew Brees when it comes to officials giving him the benefit of the doubt

But then there's this: Flacco's fine was half what the NFL fined Troy Polmalu for his horse-collar tackle on Ravens running back Ricky Williams. And before you note that the league punishes repeat offenders more heavily than first-timers, the Polamalu-on-Williams crime took place in Week 1............

Read more @
http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22475988/33377804

Edit: fixed the link

[polamalubeast]

[Psycho Ward 86]

Flacco has not topped 200 passing yards against the Bengals in the last four games against them with two touchdowns and nine interceptions over that span.

holy shit

[Devilsdancefloor]

Flacco has not topped 200 passing yards against the Bengals in the last four games against them with two touchdowns and nine interceptions over that span.

holy shit

they do horrible against 4-3 defenses


As for the fine would you expect anything different????

[steelerdude15]

Joe has only thrown three TD passes since week three.

[stillers4me]

This is for all those people (or person) that keeps claiming there is a set fine for each type of offense.

BS.

[fansince'76]

This is for all those people (or person) that keeps claiming there is a set fine for eah type of offense.

BS.

Goodell's method of determining fines is quite obvious...

[HometownGal]

Yet another crock of shit Goodell style.

[ALLD]

Goodell has no credibility whatsoever. He has a bigger ego than T.O..

[Count Steeler]

Unibrow discount?

[LLT]

This is for all those people (or person) that keeps claiming there is a set fine for each type of offense.

BS.

Exactly...and IN FACT.....Goodell is in violation of his own rules which state that the MINIMUM fine for a horse collar tackle is $15,000 dollars.

Please check page 16 of the official NFL labor file on league discipline.

http://nfllabor.files.wordpress.com/...discipline.pdf

[stillers4me]

Sorry guys...fixed the link. I tried to do it from my phone and for some it posted the link to his player page. Technology...

[LLT]

Exactly...and IN FACT.....Goodell is in violation of his own rules which state that the MINIMUM fine for a horse collar tackle is $15,000 dollars.

Please check page 16 of the official NFL labor file on league discipline.

http://nfllabor.files.wordpress.com/...discipline.pdf

Suspension or fine; severity to be
determined by degree of violation
(FINES LISTED ARE MINIMUMS).

Horse Collar Tackle First Offense: $15,000 Second Offense: $30,000

Yet Goodell fined Flacco $7,500 ???? Anyone care to come to Goodell's defense on this one?

[BigNastyDefense]

Yet Goodell fined Flacco $7,500 ???? Anyone care to come to Goodell's defense on this one?

Anyone who does with seriousness should be banned.

[Texasteel]

My dislike of Goodell is well know. This is what happens when you leave football, and start looking on the used car lots for a new commissioner. I wouldn't let this guy run ladies sumo wrestling let alone the NFL.

[steel striker]

Goodell is a disgrace plain and simple and, his hatred for the steelers is so obvious. This clown needs to be fired.

[suitanim]

All will be made right when Goodell meets with Tomlin....